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A Guide to Fossils
Author: Helmut Mayr, D. Dineley, G. Windsor

Here is a substantially revised and updated English- language version of the only comprehensive, scientific treatment of Brazil's 1635 bird species. Written by the then dean of Brazilian ornithologists and published in Brazil in 1985, it not only lists every individual Brazilian species and provides detailed accounts for most of them but also gi... more »ves an extensive treatment of the characteristics of each bird family found in the country. In addition, it analyzes the composition of Brazil's avifauna and relates it to the country's geography. ^BHelmut Sick^D (1910-1991) was Curator of Birds at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro and Titular Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. ^BWilliam Belton^D, a retired Foreign Service Officer, is an elected member of the American Ornithological Union and Honorary Vice President of the International Council for Bird Preservation. -REC Anyone interested in collecting fossils or in learning more about the previous life of these animals and plants will find a wealth of information in this lavishly illustrated guide. Here Helmut Mayr brings together over five hundred color photographs with concise and lively descriptions of both common and unusual fossils. Intended to aid amateurs in specimen identification and classification, this book offers an encyclopedic breadth of coverage that many specialists too will find useful. In his introduction Mayr discusses the most important genera of animals and plants, the origins of fossils and the forms of their preservation, tips on collecting and on recovery and storing, technical terminology, and insights into scientific research. The main section contains illustrations and descriptions of the fossils themselves, with an emphasis on ammonites, but also including corals, mollusks, snails, echinoderms and brachiopods, vertebrates, and plants. Each illustrated example is accompanied by information on distinguishing marks, geographical distribution, period of existence, and the habits and ecology of the important representatives of the individual genera. Here is a substantially revised and updated English- language version of the only comprehensive, scientific treatment of Brazil's 1635 bird species. Written by the then dean of Brazilian ornithologists and published in Brazil in 1985, it not only lists every individual Brazilian species and provides detailed accounts for most of them but also gives an extensive treatment of the characteristics of each bird family found in the country. In addition, it analyzes the composition of Brazil's avifauna and relates it to the country's geography. ^BHelmut Sick^D (1910-1991) was Curator of Birds at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro and Titular Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. ^BWilliam Belton^D, a retired Foreign Service Officer, is an elected member of the American Ornithological Union and Honorary Vice President of the International Council for Bird Preservation. -REC Anyone interested in collecting fossils or in learning more about the previous life of these animals and plants will find a wealth of information in this lavishly illustrated guide. Here Helmut Mayr brings together over five hundred color photographs with concise and lively descriptions of both common and unusual fossils. Intended to aid amateurs in specimen identification and classification, this book offers an encyclopedic breadth of coverage that many specialists too will find useful. In his introduction Mayr discusses the most important genera of animals and plants, the origins of fossils and the forms of their preservation, tips on collecting and on recovery and storing, technical terminology, and insights into scientific research. The main section contains illustrations and descriptions of the fossils themselves, with an emphasis on ammonites, but also including corals, mollusks, snails, echinoderms and brachiopods, vertebrates, and plants. Each illustrated example is accompanied by information on distinguishing marks, geographical distribution, period of existence, and the habits and ecology of the important representatives of the individual genera.

ISBN-13: 9780691087894
ISBN-10: 069108789X
Publication Date: 10/19/1992
Pages: 260
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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